..The cause-and-effect associations are not always obvious between nocturia and its correlates. In the present article, the author attempts to comprehensively review the correlates for nocturia shown by epidemiological studies...

Obstructive azoospermia as an unusual complication associated with herniorrhaphy of an omphalocele: a case report

..Recent studies have shown that a variety of molecules, including fibronectin, inhibit endocytosis of calcium oxalate crystals in vitro. We investigated other roles of fibronectin in calcium oxalate stone formation...

..The present studies were performed to clarify the role of sialic acid in urine and compare the excretion and concentrations of sialic acid in urine between calcium oxalate (CaOx) stone formers and healthy subjects...

Prevalence of skeletal complications and their impact on survival of hormone refractory prostate cancer patients in Japan

..The use of complementary/alternative medicine (CAM) has recently received considerable attention throughout the world. We evaluated the prevalence and predictors of CAM use among Japanese patients with localized prostate cancer...

Laparoscopic adrenalectomy. Comparison of the transperitoneal and retroperitoneal approach

..In cases with a poor response or ipsilateral recurrence of CIS, there is a high risk of developing invasive tumour. Close follow-up using computed tomography is recommended because of the atypical radiographic findings of such tumours...

Impact of superficial bladder cancer and transurethral resection on general health-related quality of life: an SF-36 survey

..We examined the efficacy of an artificial neural network analysis (ANNA) based on parameters available from previously existing examinations for improving the predictive accuracy of prostate cancer screening in the Japanese population...

..Although the lack of defined antigens in RCC has hindered more specific vaccine development, research regarding vaccination therapy has been of special interest for the treatment of RCC for more than 30 years...

..In Japan, 1123 renal transplantation were performed in 2009. And, almost 83% were living related procedures. The aim of this study was a retrospective assessment of the safety and outcomes of LLDN on renal transplantations...

Medical mushrooms used for biochemical failure after radical treatment for prostate cancer: an open-label study

..We investigated the longitudinal recovery of urinary and sexual function after radical retropubic prostatectomy (RP) using an intraoperative electrophysiological test to confirm the functional preservation of the neurovascular bundle (NVB)...

Impact of hormonal therapy prior to radical prostatectomy on the recovery of quality of life

..Our study suggests that use of this panel of markers will improve the diagnosis of bladder cancer and may allow the development of a protein microarray assay or multi-channel enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay...

Aging Males' Symptoms scale in Japanese men attending a multiphasic health screening clinic

..Retroperitoneal laparoscopic radical nephrectomy has recently been performed in several institutions for renal cancer. We report our experience with this type of operation and discuss the anatomy of perirenal fascial structures...

Symptom-specific quality of life in patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia

..Preoperative autologous blood donation (PAD) is widely accepted as a means of reducing the need for allogeneic blood transfusion in radical prostatectomy. ANH is an alternative method for obtaining autologous blood...

..The patients underwent excision of plaques of calcified encrustation, adapted antibiotic therapy and acidification of urine. It is essential to diagnose encrusted cystitis early and to provide adequate treatment promptly...

..These results suggest that the chemoradiotherapy is useful for both patient groups, those who have a postoperative relapse and those who undergo the therapy as a palliative treatment for progressive carcinoma...

..We evaluated ASRs for asynchronous teaching of Digital Rectal Examination (DRE) with 3 urologists and 8 medical students. The ASRs were found more effective than motion-based training with verbal feedback...

..gonorrhoeae, especially against quinolones, has rapidly progressed, which was also observed by a sensitivity examination test. Antibiotics should be used adequately against male urethrits according to the recent guidelines...

..En bloc resection of adrenal gland, tumor, and the kidney with lymph node dissection was performed. Histologically, the mass was diagnosed as hemorrhagic adrenocortical adenoma with myelolipomatous foci...

Role of sildenafil citrate in treatment of erectile dysfunction after radical retropubic prostatectomy

..Pathological examination was a metastasic renal cell carcinoma. After embolization of feeding artery, debulking surgery was performed. Postoperatively he was given radiotherapy and interferon therapy...